Salvini soon in Sicily: «The Bridge costs 13.5 billion less than half the total cost of all other infrastructures»

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, speaking via video link at the Fs Engineering conference in collaboration with Ansfisa, hosted at the Messina maritime station, announced his intention to return to Sicily shortly, with particular attention to the Peloritan province. "I plan to be in Sicily soon, especially in the province of Messina. I don't want to give deadlines because we have understood that, evidently, the times of bureaucracy must absolutely be considered, but I expect to return as soon as possible." In his speech, Salvini reiterated the economic framework related to the bridge project: "I remind the people of Messina, professionals, and administrators that the bridge structure costs 13 and a half billion, less than half the total cost of all other infrastructures."

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The minister also drew attention to the volume of ongoing investments at the national level: "We have open construction sites in the country for 27 billion euros, I remind this to some distracted individuals who continue to say that before doing this we need to do that. We need to intervene on roads, railways, water basins, and the safety of the territory. I don't think there have been so many simultaneous investments in the past, as in an extraordinary land like Sicily."

Salvini then emphasized the role of technical bodies supporting the works: "Knowing that FS Engineering and Ansfisa will be there to protect, support, and accompany us for the interventions we foresee is something absolutely important," he added. Regarding mobility interventions in the South, the Minister of MIT recalled the funding allocated to the Statale 106 Jonica: "We have also allocated the first 3 billion 800 million euros for the Statale 106 Jonica, an unprecedented amount in past decades. All funding is part of every single brick for the renaissance of the South." He concluded by framing the government's choices in the current geopolitical context: "All this in a very complex international context due to what is happening in the Middle East, which has evident repercussions even at home on the cost of energy."